Patent Model of a Bookbinders' Finishing Roll

Description (Brief):

This patent model demonstrates an invention for a bookbinding roll which was granted patent number 156678. The patent details a bookbinding roll, on which the design was cast on a strip "secured to the roller after the fashion of a tire to a wheel." The strip was usually of bronze, and was bent to fit around the wheel. A projection on the back of the strip fit into a groove in the wheel.

Date Made: ca 1874Patent Date: 1874-11-10

Maker: Skelton, Daniel J.Feely, Michael

Location: Currently not on view

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: GA.89797.156678Patent Number: 156678Accession Number: 089797Catalog Number: GA*89797.156678

Object Name: Manufacture, bookbinders finishing rollspatent modelmanufacture, bookbinders finishing rollsObject Type: Patent Model

Physical Description: wood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 23.5 cm x 2.5 cm x 10.5 cm; 9 1/4 in x in x 4 1/8 in

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-b1be-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_998677

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